Musculoskeletal pain and impaired function present the most common chronic health disorders. They are a huge burden on society affecting the economy as well as having serious consequences for quality of life at the individual level. Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the largest work related problems. They interfere with both activities of daily living and work ability, and constitute large e...

1 Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia. 2 Centre for Research in Evidence Based Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Queensland, Australia. 3 The Chair of the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors. 4 Editor-In-Chief, International Journal of Physiotherapy and R...

BACKGROUND Workplace injury is an international costly burden. Health care workers are an essential component to managing musculoskeletal disorders, however in doing this, they may increase their own susceptibility. While there is substantial evidence about work-related musculoskeletal disorders across the health workforce, understanding risk factors in specific occupational groups, such as pod...

The goal was to develop a trusting relationship between the health professional and the person being care for in the construction of health practices through a course through a forum tool in a virtual environment. Outlining descriptive exploratory qualitative approach conducted in 2011. There were 19 employees, who participated of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, who posted their speech...

BACKGROUND Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration training (SR-WBV) was tested to reduce work-related musculoskeletal complaints. METHODS Participants were 54 white-collar employees of a Swiss organization. The controlled crossover design comprised two groups each given 4 weeks of exercise and no training during a second 4-week period. Outcome was daily musculoskeletal well-being, musculos...

background: today, the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders is one of the health issues of concern in any society. one of the main causes of musculoskeletal disorders and conditions can be named unpleasant working conditions. the aim of this study was to report the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders including working postures and lifting-related musculoskeletal disorders among workers o...